Cigar-machine



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GIGAR MACHINE.

Patented Nov. 22,1881.

(Model.)

WITNESSES 1 19M. My

CIGAR-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,833, dated November 22, 1881.

Application filed October 8,1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS P. HART, of Litiz, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Cigars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the ac coinpanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2'is a longitudinal vertical section; and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of my improved cigar-machine.

. are denoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to machines for making cigars; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents a box-like frame or casing, in the sides of which grooves B B are formed for the longitudinally-sliding top frame, 0. A short distance below said sliding frame is arranged a stationary top, D, about midway upon which is arranged a finely fluted or corrugated plate, E, of galvanized sheet metal or other suitable material. Under the side edges of said plate are placed longitudinal metal strips F, capable of being raised or lowered by means of set-screws G, so as to curve the upper surface of plate E into a concave shape, as shown. Adjoining plate E, at its rear end, is an opening or slot, H, in top D, shaped or outlined like a cigar.

Upon the under side of the top frame, 0, is secured a fluted plate I, constructed like plate E, and adjustable, like the latter, by means of set-screws J. The frame 0, in rear of plate I, is beveled or inclined, as at K, said incline forming, when the frame is drawn forward, as hereinafter described, an upward continuation of a beveled flange, L, secured transversely upon the top D, in front of plate E. Upon the top D, in rear of the slot H, is placed a transverse stop-flange, M.

The frame A is provided near its rear end with uprights N N, to which are pivoted levers O O,connected at their rear ends bya weighted plate, P, and at their front ends by a platen or presser, Q, moving vertically in slots It of the posts S. To operate the platen the sliding frame 0 is provided with inclined side flanges or studs, T.

U is a slide, arranged to move longitudinally in the frame or casing A, below the top D, and carrying the cigar-mold V, which is secured by means of a set-screw, W, between four flanges, X, upon said slide. .The slide is provided on each side with a ratchet-bar, Y, each tooth of which is of a length corresponding to the distance from center to center of two adjoining compartments in the mold.

Upon the sides of the frame A are pivoted levers Z, carrying at their lower ends pivoted spring-pawls A, to engage the ratchets Y. The throw of thelevers Z may, for the purpose to be hereinafter .described, be regulated by adjustable stops B, and G are pivoted'hooks or detents, by which the pawls A may be temporarily held out of operation. Levers Z are operated by means of studs D E, projecting laterally from the sliding frame 0. The studs D may be lateral extensions of a handle-bar F,

as shown.

The fluted plate E, to which reference has beenmade above, is provided near its rear end with a longitudinal laterally-adjustable knife or cutter, G, for the purpose of removing the jagged ends from the cigars in process of manufacture. The waste or scraps escape through an opening, H, in the side of the frame.

By this machine cigars of different sizes may be manufactured with equal facility, and the operation is as follows: The molds ot" the proper size having been selected, the first step is to regulate the throw of the levers Z by means of the stops B, which are adjusted longitudinally, so as to prevent the said levers from moving farther than required when the machine is operated. Next the fluted plates E and I are adjusted to give the proper shape and thickness to the cigar, and finally the knife or cutter G is adjusted so as to regulate the length. The slide U, carrying the mold, is now pushed in at the front end of the frame until the first teeth of the ratchet-bars engage the pawls A of 1cvers Z, which are thrown into theirproper position by drawing the plate forward as far as it will go. The operator now places the wrapper upon the incline K L; next he places the filling upon the wrapper and gives it with his right hand a single turn to start it well between the fluted rolling-plates E I, the latter of which now moves rearward as the operator pushes the frame (l with his left hand. Plates E I operate to roll and shape the cigar, knife G cuts off the jagged end, and when the plate I has passed entirely over E the cigar is arrested by the stop M and drops through the slot H into the mold. Almost simultaneously the studs D of frame 0 strike the upper ends of levers Z, thus causing the pawls A to engage the next ratchets of bars Y, and the inclined flanges T strike the plate P, raising the latter and forcing the platen Q, down through slot H, so as to fix the cigar firmly in the mold. When the frame 0 is again drawn forward the weighted plate P raises the platen automatically out of slot H, and the studs E strike levers Z, thus causing pawls A to move slide U rearward the space of one tooth, and thus presenting the next compartment of the mold under the slot H, for repetition of the operation. When the mold is full the pawls A may be held out of gear by the hooks or detents C while it is being removed and another one adjusted.

This machine is simple, convenient, and inexpensive, and it enables the operator to triple or quadruple the number of cigars manufactured in a given time.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates- 1. In a machin for making cigars, the combination, with suitable operating mechanism, of the fluted, curved, or concave rollingplates EI,havingtheircurvature adjustable by means of suitably-arranged set-screws, substantially as herein described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the frame A, having stationary top D, provided with the fluted adjustable rolling-plate E and slot II, of the slid ing frame O, having rolling-plate I, and suitable operating mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the rolling-plates E I, of the knife or cutter G, laterally adjustable upon the former, and suitable operating mechanism, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the frame A, having stationary top D, provided with rolling-plate E and slot H, the slide U, carrying a cigar-mold, the sliding frame 0, having rolling-plate I and inclined flanges T, and the levers O 0, having weighted plate P and platen or presser Q, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a cigar-machine having the adjustable rolling-plates E I, adjustable cutter G, slide 0, having studs D E, removable mold-carrying slide U, having ratchet-bars Y, levers Z, and pawls A, the adjustable stops B, to regulate the throw of levers Z, as herein described, for the purpose set forth.

6. The top D, having rolling-plate E, beveled flange L, slot H, and stop-flange M, in combination with the slide 0, having rolling-plate I and beveled edge K, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The hereindescribed improved cigar-machine, consisting, essentially, of the t'rameA having levers Z, pawls A, and detents O, stationary top D, having fluted adj ustablc plate E and slot H, slide 0, having fluted adjustable plate I, studs D E, and inclined flanges T, levers O 0, having weighted plate P and platen Q, the adjustable stops B, and the mold-carrying slide U, having ratchet-bars Y, all combined and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANG [S 1. H ARI.

Witnesses:

JEREMIAH S'rUMr, J. G. WEL'rMna. 

